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On the recordFebruary 11, 2014
I may be the only person on this Committee who feels this way, but I believe that the disclosure that only 30 percent of these records are actually collected and that the proportion has plummeted since 2006 is a real game changer.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal highlights concerns over the reduced collection of records impacting the metadata program's justification.

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